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<span id="tut-whatnow"></span><h1>12. What Now?<a class="headerlink" href="#what-now" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>Reading this tutorial has probably reinforced your interest in using Python &#8212;
you should be eager to apply Python to solving your real-world problems. Where
should you go to learn more?</p>
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